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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chang-Ming Wong, Hsin Chu, TW;
Shihn-Juh Liour, Hsin Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin Chu Hsien, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
425384 ; 264291 ; 425392 ; 425393 ;
Abstract
A tipping device and processing for medical catheters, the device including a pneumatic mechanism, two fixtures controlled by the pneumatic mechanism to hold two opposite ends of the catheter, a nozzle controlled to heat or cool down the catheter, and hydraulic cylinder controlled to pull the catheter during the heating. When the front part of the catheter is heated and pulled, the outer diameter of the front part of the catheter is gradually reduced toward the middle, then the catheter is cooled down and removed from the device and then cut into a tapered tip.